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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde, and UNRWA Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, meet in Sweden on 6 April 2022. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA-Sweden: High Level Consultations and a Strong Strategic Partnership

08 April 2022
On Thursday 7 April, the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, concluded a two-day visit to Stockholm, during which he held strategic talks with Swedish officials on the long-standing cooperation between UNRWA and Sweden and the way forward.
Safaa Obeid, a teacher at the UNRWA Sweileh Preparatory Girls’ School in Jordan was just announced the winner of the Earth Prize Educator of the Year for her climate action leadership. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Dima Ismail

UNRWA School Teacher Wins Earth Prize Educator of the Year

30 March 2022
UNRWA is proud to announce that Safa’ Obeid, a teacher at the UNRWA Sweileh Preparatory Girls’ School in Jordan, was selected as the Earth Prize Educator of the Year.
(From left) UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth and CIO and Director of UNRWA Information Management and Technology Department Kaan Cetinturk meet with a staff member at the relaunch of the UNRWA Information Technology Service Centre (ITSC) at its modernized offices in Gaza today. © 2022 UNRWA Photo by Mohammed Hinnawi

Cutting edge UNRWA IT Hub in Blockaded Gaza Strip

28 March 2022
UNRWA celebrated the relaunch of the UNRWA Information Technology Service Centre (ITSC) at its modernized offices in Gaza today.
The inauguration of Beit Ula Basic Girls School Nr 1, funded by the Arab Monetary Fund through the Islamic Development Bank. © 2022 UNRWA photo by Lucrezia Vittori

UNRWA Inaugurates Basic Girls’ School in Beit Ula Funded by Arab Monetary Fund, Managed by Islamic Development Bank

22 March 2022
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), inaugurated the UNRWA Beit Ula Basic Girls' School No. 1, located in the village of Beit Ula village, northwest of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Government of China arriving at UNRWA facilities in Syria. This timely support will contribute to the protection of Palestine refugees against COVID-19 and complement the Syrian national vaccination programme. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

The Government of the People’s Republic of China provides COVID-19 vaccines to help protect Palestine refugees

22 March 2022
Two hundred thousand doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines have been donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.

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